Lumen Quarterly DDoS & Application Threat Report

Quarter by quarter, threat by threat.

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  • Understand the threats targeting your industry
  • Understand the most popular DDoS and application attack vectors to anticipate emerging threats
  • Manage your security posture
  • Know what to do if you experience an attack
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Q4 2023 DDoS & Application Attack Trends

  • Lumen scrubbed a 903 Gbps attack in Q4, our largest attack of 2023
  • Lumen mitigated 4,061 attacks in Q4 and 22,403 total attacks in 2023
  • Government was the most targeted sector, experiencing 66% of attacks

How can Lumen help?

With one of the largest DDoS mitigation deployments in the industry, backed by 170 Tbps of network‑based mitigation capacity enacted at over 500+ multi‑tiered scrubbing locations, Lumen owns DDoS mitigation at scale. Lumen DDoS Mitigation Service delivers On‑Demand and Always‑On mitigation options with advanced features like Rapid Threat Defense, an automated threat detection and response capability powered by Lumen Black Lotus Labs®, intelligent scrubbing to help reduce latency and improve performance, and a flat monthly service rate regardless of size, length or frequency of attacks.


DDoS mitigation solutions can provide a projected ROI of 297% and $3.4M increase in net operating profit due to incremental revenue over three years.*

How can Lumen help?

With one of the largest DDoS mitigation deployments in the industry, backed by 170 Tbps of network‑based mitigation capacity enacted at over 500+ multi‑tiered scrubbing locations, Lumen owns DDoS mitigation at scale. Lumen DDoS Mitigation Service delivers On‑Demand and Always‑On mitigation options with advanced features like Rapid Threat Defense, an automated threat detection and response capability powered by Lumen Black Lotus Labs®, intelligent scrubbing to help reduce latency and improve performance, and a flat monthly service rate regardless of size, length or frequency of attacks.


DDoS mitigation solutions can provide a projected ROI of 297% and $3.4M increase in net operating profit due to incremental revenue over three years.*

Want to learn more about our DDoS attack trends? Explore our past quarterly DDoS reports.

*Report: The Total Economic Impact of Lumen DDoS Mitigation Solutions, Forrester, April 2023.

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